Ocular Complications Associated With HIV Infection

  • Authors: Patricia Pahk, MD (More Info)
  • Editors in Chief: Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD; Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MD
  • Last Reviewed: 4/1/16 (What's New)

Summary

  • Molluscum contagiosum presents with multiple small papular lesions with umbilicated centers on the eyelid
  • Lesions are generally larger and more abundant in HIV-infected patients and may be resistant to treatment[CDC Molluscum Contagiosum; Jeng 2007]
  • The virus can also shed, causing blepharoconjunctivitis

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Keywords: Dermatologic Complications, Ophthalmologic Complications

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